Learning never stops, or at least it shouldn’t. During this
week’s Covenant Bible study, I think we were all surprised to consider Moses
from a different perspective. The presenter, a Jewish scholar, said Moses was
raised as an Egyptian, and did not speak Hebrew, or only a very few words or
phrases. This puts Moses’ protestation that he is not an eloquent speaker in a
different light. Pharaoh would have understood Moses, but the Hebrews would not
have. Moses needed Aaron to speak to them.
How often do we tend to keep looking at something—an issue,
a practice, a belief, or even an object—from the perspective we have always
used? We will see what we expect to see. If, however, we change our angle,
maybe even just a tiny bit, a new shape, thought, or insight might be revealed.
A retired colleague posted a photo on Facebook of a deck post at a beach house
he has rented several times. For the first time this year, he caught a glimpse
from a different angle. There in the wood was a heart shaped by a knot opened up
by a saw making a corner.
Where in our life is God asking us to change the angle from
which we view our work or our practices? What hidden treasure or insight might
we discover just by tilting our head, as it were? So often we end up keeping
our lives in compartments and we do not think to bring persons from those
different niches together? What if I turn my eye just a slightly different way
and see an acquaintance or a friend whom I could invite to share a meal or an
event with other friends? All of our lives would be richer, and just maybe they
might be the Aaron to your Moses.
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